Valenzuela
Valenzuela v. Giumarra Vineyards Corp.
Opinion
Opinion
Ishii, J.
ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS
I. History
Defendant Giumarra Vineyards Corporation is a commercial table grape grower based in Kern County. Plaintiffs Santos Valenzuela, Trinidad Ruiz, Marta Rincon de Diaz, Ramon Cervantes Perales, and Hugo Perez Rios are former employees of Defendant. The operative complaint is the first amended complaint, (“FAC”). Doc. 87. Plaintiffs’ claims are divided into nine causes of action: (1) violations of the federal Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq. (“AWPA”); (2) breach of contract; (3) failure to pay overtime wages; (4) failure to reimburse work expenses; (5) failure to provide required meal periods as required by the Industrial Welfare Commission Work Order 14 (“IWC Order 14-2001”) and Cal. Labor Code § 226.7 ; (6) failure to provide required rest periods as required by the Industrial Welfare Commission Work Order 14 (“IWC Order 14-2001”) and Cal. Labor Code § 226.7 ; (7) failure to keep accurate employee wage statements; (8) failure to pay wages in a timely manner at the termination of employment; and (9) violation of the Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof.Code § 17200 et seq. (“UCL”) through…